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DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC and EDUCATIONAL STATUS of CHEPANG COMMUNITY (A Case Study of Thakre VDC of Dhading District) DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF CHEPANG COMMUNITY (A Case Study of Thakre VDC of Dhading District) A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION STUDIES FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN POPULATION STUDIES BY ANJANA KHATRI Central Department of Population Studies Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Tribhuvan University Kathmandu FEBRUARY 2017 DECLARATION Except where otherwise acknowledged in the text, the analysis in this thesis represents my own original research. ------------------------------- Anjana Khatri February 2017 2 RECOMMENDATION This is to certify that the thesis Submitted by ANJANA KHATRI Entitled DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF CHEPANG COMMUNITY (A Case Study of Thakre VDC, Dhading District) is Recommended for External Examination. Ms. Kamala Devi Lamichhane Thesis Supervisor Date: February 2017 3 VIVA-VOCE SHEET We have conducted the viva-voce examination of the thesis Submitted by ANJANA KHATRI Entitled DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF CHEPANG COMMUNITY (A Case Study of Thakre VDC of Dhading District) and find that the thesis is an independent work of the student written according to the prescribed format. We accept the thesis as the partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master of Arts in Population Studies. Evaluation Committee: Prof. Dr. Ram Sharan Pathak Head, Central Department of Population Studies Ms. Kamala Devi Lamichhane Thesis Supervisor Ms. Rita Devi Karki External Examiner Date: February 2017 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, I am very much grateful to people of Chepang community who showed their interest and participated without any hesitation during the period of survey as well as to the VDC officials of Thakre VDC for their Kind support. I am grateful and indebted to my supervisor lecturer Ms. Kamala Devi Lamichhane for her valuable and constructive inputs in the way of guidance and supervision at the time of study. This study would have been incomplete without continuous inspiration and guidance of my supervisor. I would like to express sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. Ram Sharan Pathak, head of Central Department of Population Studies (CDPS) for his kind acceptance in carrying out this study. I am very grateful and indebted to my External examiner Ms. Rita Devi Karki for her valuable suggestions and support to make the work successful. Finally, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of my respected teachers of CDPS and I am also indebted to the staff of CDPS library for providing me the necessary materials. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Ms. Kamala Adhikari for her support. Anjana Khatri February 2017 5 ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to know the socio- economic and education status of Chepang community. The area of study was purposively selected as the Chepang community of Thakre VDC- wards 4,5,6,8 and 9 of Dhading district including the information of 130 households collected by using census method. The study was based on primary data which was obtained from the head of household of the Chepang community. The information was collected by using structured questionnaires and presented by descriptive approach. Most of the Chepangs were found to have followed agriculture as their principal occupation. 43.8 and 41.4 percent depend on agriculture and daily wages respectively, other people earn their living from small business, own industry and remittance. 48.8 percent Chepangs had their annual income between 10,000-50,000 whereas 33.8 percent households had their annual income between 60,000-1,00,000 and 17.8 percent households had their annual income above 1,00,000. Chepangs prefer nuclear family to joint one. 77.9 percent of Chepang are found to have still following Hindu Religion, 22.1 percent are Christian. The study shows that 27.6 percent of Chepangs people are illiterate can‟t even read and write and 61.6 percent are literate but only 7.6 percent of them have got higher education. Awareness of the importance education is increasing in new generations than older ones. School dropout rate in primary level is 33.7 percent and in lower secondary level is 48.1 percent. 3.8 percent don‟t want to go to school, 33.7 drop school due to household work, 15.6 percent due to marriage and 16.8 percent stopped going to school as they failed the exam. It is found that Chepang community is socially, economically and educationally back warded. The participation of female is lower in comparison to that of male in educational and socio- economic aspects. Chepangs, still are not able to come in the national mainstream of development mainly due to illiteracy, poor economic condition and social backwardness. Although, they are considered as back warded group by the government, still, no any intensive programmes have not been implemented to raise their living standard. Hence, it can be said that the major factors holding back the development of Chepang community are educational, economic, and social structure. 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ii RECOMMENDATION iii VIVA-VOCE SHEET iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v ABSTRACT vi TABLE OF CONTENTS vii LIST OF TABLE x LIST OF FIGURES xii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xiii CHAPTER ONE 1-6 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 4 1.3 Objectives of the Study 5 1.4 Significance of the Study 6 1.5 Limitations of the Study 6 1.6 Organization of the Study 6 CHAPTER TWO 7-20 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Theoretical Review 7 2.2 Empirical review 13 2.3 Conceptual Framework of the Study 20 CHAPTER THREE 21-23 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Study Area 21 3.2 Research Design 21 3.3 Sampling Procedure 22 3.4 Source of Data 22 3.5 Tools of Data Collection 22 7 3.6 Data Analysis and Interpretation 22 CHAPTER FOUR 23-34 DEMOGRAPHIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CHEPANG COMMUNITY 4.1 Age and Sex Composition 24 4.2 Marital Status 25 4.3 Age at Marriage 25 4.4 Composition of Citizenship Holder 26 4.5 Occupational Status by Sex 26 4.6 Type of Daily Wages 28 4.7 Religious Composition 29 4.8 Type of Family 29 4.9 Land Holding Pattern of Households‟ Family 29 4.10 Level of Food Sufficiency 30 4.11 Fuel Used for cooking food of the household 31 4.12 Household Facilities 31 4.13 Toilet Facilities of the Study Population 31 4.14 Main Income Source of Chepang Family 32 4.15 Annual Income 33 CHAPTER FIVE 35-43 EDUCATION STATUS OF CHEPANG COMMUNITY 5.1 Literacy Status 35 5.2 School Attendance Status 35 5.3 Level of Education of Study Population 36 5.4 School Attendance Status of School going Population (aged 5-16 years) 37 5.5 Level of Education by School going Population (aged 5-16 years) 38 5.6 Reason of not Attending School 39 5.7 Education Attainment and Dropout 39 5.8 Dropout Level 40 5.9 Causes of Dropout 41 5.10 Literacy Status of Study Population by Family Types 42 8 5.11 Occupation and Literacy status 42 5.12 Age Distribution 43 CHAPTER SIX 45-50 SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 6.1 Summary 45 6.2 Major Findings 46 6.3 Conclusion 47 6.4 Recommendation 48 REFERENCES APPENDIX 9 LIST OF TABLE Page No. Table 4.1: Distribution Household Population by Age and Sex 24 Table 4.2: Distribution of the Population (10+ years) by Marital Status and Sex 25 Table 4.3: Distribution of Population by their Age at first Marriage 25 Table 4.4: Distribution of Population (above 16 years) by Citizenship Holder 26 Table 4.5: Distribution of Population (10+ years) by Occupational Status and Sex 27 Table 4.6: Distribution by Type of Work for Daily Wage 28 Table 4.7: Distribution of Household Population according to Religion 28 Table 4.8: Distribution of Household Population by Type of Family 29 Table 4.9: Distribution of the Household Family by the Size of Land Holding 30 Table 4.10: Distribution of Household Family by Level of Food Sufficiency 30 Table 4.11: Distribution of Household by Fuel Used for Cooking Food 31 Table 4.12: Distribution of Household Facilities 31 Table 4.13: Distribution of Study Population by Toilet Facilities 32 Table 4.14: Distribution of Household Population by Income Source 33 Table 4.15: Distribution of the Estimated Annual Income of Chepang 33 Table 4.16: Distribution of Household Family by Foreign Employment 34 Table 5.1: Distribution of Household Population by Literacy Status 35 Table 5.2: Distribution of Household Population by School Attendance Status 36 Table 5.3: Distribution of Household Population by Level of Education and Sex 37 Table 5.4: Distribution of School going Population (aged5-16 years) by School Attendance Status 38 Table 5.5: Distribution of School going Population (Age 5-16 years) by current level of Education 38 Table 5.6: Distribution of Student by Reason for not Attending School 39 Table 5.7: Distribution of Students by School Attending Status and Dropout According to sex 40 Table 5.8: Distribution of Dropout Student by Level of Education 40 Table 5.9: Distribution of School going Population by Causes of Dropout 41 10 Table 5.10: Distribution of Study Population by Literacy Status and Family Type 42 Table 5.11: Distribution of Study Population by Occupation and Literacy Status 43 Table 5.12: Distribution of Study Population by Age group and Literacy 44 11 LIST OF FIGURES Page No.
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